Stilles Land Gutes Land
Quiet Land Good People
Sybille, a headmistress and politician, is in the middle of an election campaign for municipal council president in her Swiss village when her son is accused by a classmate of mistreating her. Sybille has to choose between morality and career. Either way, her reputation in the community is at stake!
Topics:
#Dependence #Fear #Outsiders #parents #Family #Women #Society #Violence #Youth #Childhood #Migration #Moral #Politics #Revenge #Racism #School #Sexual Abuse #Animal #Injustice #Prejudice
Part of the following short film programs
EUROPE!
Mensch Meier. Echt jetzt?
Festivals & Awards:
Foyle Film Festival – United Kingdom, 2018
ZUBROFFKA – Poland, 2018
Filmfestival Max Ophüls – Germany, 2019 - Audience Award
Bamberger Kurzfilmtage – Germany, 2019
REGARD Saguenay International Short Film Festival – Canada, 2019
Friss Hús Budapest International Short Film Festival – Hungary, 2019
SHORTS Offenburg – Germany, 2019
Busan International Short Film Festival – South Korea, 2019
Ascona Film Festival 2019, Switzerland
European Film Festival of Lille - France, 2019
Speechless Film Festival - USA, 2019 - Award of Merit
Tour Kurzfilmnacht in Uster by Kurzfilmtage Winterthur, Switzerland, 2019
River Film Festival - Italy, 2019
Pune Short Film Festival - India, 2019
Huesca Intl. Film Festival - Spain, 2019
ONE Country ONE Film - France, 2019
Oaxaca FilmFest - Mexico, 2019
Split Film Festival Croatia, 2019
San Francisco Frozen Film Festival - USA, 2019 - Best Student Director
Filmfest Malans - Switzerland, 2019
Upcoming Filmmakers Luzern - Switzerland, 2019
Gässli Film Festival - Switzerland, 2019
Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, Category Narrative - International Film Schools Finalist
Reality Bites Independent Student Film Festival - USA, 2019 - First Place
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